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He made his big league debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2017 but spent last season in the minors while rehabbing from hip surgery. Right-hander Rookie Davis was signed to a minor league contract and given an invitation to major league camp.
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The full contingent of 61 players was on hand. NOTES: The Pirates held their first full-squad workout Monday. Every day, I worked as hard as I could, got as toned as I could, got as prepared as I could to come in ready to fight for a spot." "Getting an opportunity is all you could ever ask for," Newman said. He was one of the few Pirates with a chance to make the opening-day roster to attend the team's minicamp in January, and he also showed up to spring training more a week before the full squad was scheduled to report. Newman, though, has come back stronger this spring. General manager Neal Huntington pointed out that Newman lost 10 pounds during the season and was not at his best physically once he reached the major leagues. But if you want the best possible approximation, all you need to do is turn on a Pittsburgh Pirates game in the coming months and watch Oneil Cruz, a 6-foot-7 shortstop, the tallest in major league. (Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Get personalized pricing. Note here that Corey Seager is regularly heralded as the tallest shortstop in MLB history and he's 6-foot-4. ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 12: Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson adjusts his helmet as he walks up to the batters box during the seventh inning of a MLB game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves on Sunday, Jat Truist Park in Atlanta, GA. The Pirates feel Newman is a better player than what he showed last year. Cruz, 23, is quite the athletic specimen. However, he was the Pirates' first-round draft pick in 2015 and was once considered among the top 100 prospects in baseball. Newman struggled in his initial trip to the big leagues, hitting.
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They are all great hitters, and they helped me." I talked to Lindor a lot, talked to Ramirez, talked to (Edwin) Encarnacion. "I do think I learned a lot about hitting from my teammates. "It's hard when you only play once a week to keep your timing," he said.